Charlie was blessed a while ago with Baby Dunks-a-Lot: A Picture Book by Jayson Tatum (Author), Sam Apple (Author), Parker-Nia Gordon (Illustrator) which we received a copy of in exchange for this review. Inside this post is my affiliate links. If you click on the links and you make a purchase I will make a small percentage off the items you purchased.
Charlie has been obsessed with Basketball since before he could even walk. If we weren’t outside playing cars and #basketball we would be inside reading books together. I wish I had knew about Baby Dunks-a-Lot: A Picture Book when Charlie was little because I believe Baby Dunks-a-Lot would have fueled Charlie’s love for reading. I wouldn’t have to fight with Charlie now to get him to read.
If your #Homeschooling your children I could see using Baby Dunks-a-Lot: A Picture Book in your PE Class when learning to play #Basketball to enhance your children’s learning. The kids could study one of Charlie’s favorite Basketball players Jason Tatum.
Charlie wanted me to let you know he loved how the big brother teaches the little brother to play basketball. Can you imagine your brother flying through the air for a monster dunk? It happened in this story. Every team want’s the little boy on his team but then he misses his bedtime.
Baby Dunks-a-Lot: A Picture Book is told by not only a dad but a NBA Superstar. I you follow basketball then you will recognize the Author. In the story we see how the bigger kids were mean to the little baby almost to the point of bullying which isn’t cool. Then they learned the little boy could dunk.
Even though the baby could dunk he didn’t know the rules of the game. The other players didn’t want to do things the baby wanted to do like taking a nap. Which made it hard for them to get along at times. Although at times we all could use a nap at times and the baby did make them laugh.
Having Baby Dunks-A-Lot on there team they were winning but remember winning isn’t everything is it? Things begin to happen and they decide a baby isn’t ready to be a professional basketball player. But there is the championship game. Will the baby play or not?
You will need to pick up a copy of Baby Dunks-a-Lot: A Picture Book to find out what happens because I didn’t want to spoil the ending for you. In the meantime Charlie and I are going to finish the story and look through all the fun pictures .
I wanted to remind you both adults and children will enjoy this story and sharing it with anyone who loves Basketball and Jason Tatum. Now, if you will excuse Charlie and I were going to make Cookies in the shape of basketballs then were going read this unique story with my Nephew Jason. Would you like to join us?
About the book:
NBA champion Jayson Tatum scores with this hilarious tale of a baby turned basketball superstar!
Inspired by Jayson Tatum’s life as both an NBA superstar and a loving dad, this laugh-out-loud picture book is the story of what happens when a tot becomes an NBA teammate. Coathored by Sam Apple and featuring Parker-Nia Gordon’s sweet and appealing art, Baby Dunks-a-Lot is “delightful . . .silly and sporty in equal measure” (Kirkus).
When a big kid teaches his little brother how to play basketball for the first time, something unusual happens . . . baby bro flies through the air for a monster dunk! Before long, every professional team wants the incredible dunking baby on their roster. Baby Dunks-A-Lot is poised to become a basketball legend—that is, until he misses his bedtime.
The Boss Baby meets Space Jam in Jayson Tatum’s debut picture book, Baby Dunks-a-Lot!
Meet the Creators:
Jayson Tatum (aka Deuce’s dad) is a professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics. He is a 5X NBA All-Star, a multi-time All-NBA First Team selection, and an Olympic Gold Medalist. Sam Apple (aka Isaac, Nina, and Lila’s dad) lives in Philadelphia and teaches writing at Johns Hopkins University. He has not yet been selected to the All-NBA First Team. Parker-Nia Gordon grew up in the musical city of Memphis, Tennessee, home of rhythm and blues. She received her BFA at Ringling College of Art and Design, and after graduating, Gordon returned to Memphis, where she became a visual teacher for young elementary school children for three years. She is the illustrator of Daddy and Me and the Rhyme to Be, written by Chris Bridges (Ludacris) and Halcyon Pearson.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
